Virtue is the music of the soul, the harmony of the passions.

What the eye does not see, the heart does not rue

prayer must be, in its own nature, absurd and impertinent.

Avarice, with all its black attendants, is confessedly a crime of old age, and seldom arrives at maturity till accompanied with gray hairs.

I am strangely addicted to the writing of long letters, which, I am afraid, tire you; and for the future, I believe, I must be less communicative, in order to be less troublesome.

How tedious is time, when his wings are loaded with expectation!

Oaths and curses are a proof of a most heroic courage, at least in appearance, which answers the same end.

swearing is, as I have said, learning to the ignorant, eloquence to the blockhead, vivacity to the stupid, and wit to the coxcomb.

Photography is like exploring a new dimension, only I can go there but I can show you where I've been.

Sometimes the storm in your mind takes you to a better decision.

To be angry at the gods is to scream at the stars. Even if they hear, they will not stop shining.

If the system turns away from the abuses inflicted on the guilty, then who can be next but the innocents?

Good and bad exist always, everywhere

Genius begins great works labor alone finishes them.

What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.

I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious time but it's easy to forget that there was all sorts of bullshit too.

Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.